Where does “pervicaciousness” come from?
pervicaciousness (English) comes from English pervicacious, from Latin pervicax, from Latin pervincō, from Latin vincō, from Proto-Italic winkō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
pervicaciousness (English): The quality of being pervicacious
Definitions
- The quality of being pervicacious
Ancestry of “pervicaciousness”, step by step
pervicaciousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pervicacious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pervicacious | Extremely stubborn or headstrong; wilful,... |
| 2 | Latin | pervicax | firm, determined, persistent, dogged; stubborn,... |
| 3 | Latin | pervincō | to conquer completely, gain a complete victory |
| 4 | Latin | vincō | to win |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |